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it Pays to Advertise In the Rising Oon
VOLUME VIII.
MISS EMMA BROWN ON NEW
WOMANHOOD.
"Man once looked up to woman and
regarded her as his superior, but In
her great desire to be equal with man
and to experience the sensation public
honor and leadership bring, for worn
na's two greatest weaknesses, and her
love of flattery and her desire to know
all things and to explore and fine out
the 'why of everything, these desires
have lowered her In man's estimation
and now is her time to get back upon
the thone and reign queen In the home
or wherever the Dispenser of alt Good
shall design her to be. She should
arise, go forward, ascending at every
step, till she reaches her Ood, for she
Is man's glory and he will come to her.
She should aim to be a true woman,
stout-hearted and brave. De one of
the brightest of gifts God ever gave.
Be a woman of smiles not a woman
of tears. He a woman of hope, not
a woman of fears. Be a woman of joy
when sorrow assails. Be a help, not a
clog, when misfortunes prevail. Never
mind if mistakes your life's path
should throng; never mind a few Jolts
as you journey along. Be true to your
self and be true to your God. Be a
home joy, a solace, the best that you
can.
"Oh, be what God made you, a help
mate to man."
SENTENCE SERMONS.
A liar needs no label.
Life Is the laboratory of religion.
Our phrases are but the garments
of truth.
A day without a good deed leaves
you In debt.
The best men are always looking
for the best ment.
He became the Man of Sorrows for
the sorrows of men.
Happiness is never picked up on
the bargain counter.
The road of prejudice never leads
to the realm of truth.
It is a cheap makeshift to mock at
what you cannot make.
You cannot carry a crooked rule
along the straight road.
It Is only to-morrow's burdens that
break the back of to-day.
A brotherly boost Is often worth a
whole lot of sisterly sympathy.
The more of a man the saint Is the
more of a Balnt the man will be.
Keep your complaints out of your
heart and they will die of neglect.
A man has no business with religion
who has no religion with his business.
You cannot get up an orchestra com
posed of people who blow their own
horns.
It's no use a man's trying to be holy
unless he has made up his mind to be
honest.
Flowery language Is Just as likely
to Indicate a seedy character as a
saintly one.
You cannot pray to your Father
while you are figuring on preying on
your brother.
It makes all the difference whether
doubt Is your terminus or but a sta
tion on your track. Chicago Tribune.
LITTLE THOUGHTS.
niches come better after poverty
than poverty after riches.
Most of the things that Beem too
good to be true are not.
Love Is a fire that Is dreaded by
those who hare been burned.
T- W" -t'M'-WKR, ITBtT.;,7'
A BIO MARRIAOE SERVICE.
Amsrlcan Missionary United Thirty
en Couplss at One.
The Rev. A. W. Pitser set a pretty
good pace last week when he married
three couples at once, but he Is still
twenty-eight laps behind the record,
which It held by an American mis
sionary on the Island of Apemana.
This strange wedding, where thirty
one couples were united at once, was
solemnised la 1882. All the principals
were converted heathens, and so well
were tne marriage bonds tied that ten
years later not one of the couples
was divorced.
The great wedding was one of ne
cessity, rather than choice. All the
couples had Signified their Intention
to be married with Christian rites.
Plans were made for separate wed
dings, but a missionary ship was wait
ing for the teacher who was to marry
the converts, and an approaching
storm made It necessary for him to
read the ceremony with great haste.
If the natives had not agreed to en
gage In a wholesale ceremony they
would have been condemned In six
six months more of single blessedness,
so the great party Joined right hands
and assumed the solemn obligations
according to their new faith. Wash
ington Times.
THE TELEPHONE IN AUSTRALIA.
How the Widely Scattered "Squatters"
Talk to Each Other.
An ingenious use of the telephone
has recently modified the Intense mo
notony of farm lire In the "squatter
districts" of Australia.
It would not have paid to lay wires
from farm to farm, for they are often
separated by many miles of open
country; but some Ingenious person
hit upon the Idea of using tho wire
fences used on all the farms to con
vey the current.
The lonely squatter and his family
can now Indulge in a friendly chat
with any one of a hundred families
pcattered around within a radius of
fifty or sixty miles. Games of whist
and chess are played at night over the
telephone by clubs organized for that
purpose.
80 me Queer Nicknames.
The residents of many of the Eng
lish counties have nicknames, the
meaning and origin of which Is not al
ways obvious. Why the Inhabitants
of Liverpool should be called "Dicky
Sams" Is not very clear. But near
ly all the counties have their distinc
tive nicknames. A Cornish man Is
"Cousin Jack" to the natives of the
adjacent counties; the Lancashire
men are "Tim Bobbins"; while the
Lincolnshire folk have long been call
ed "Yellow Bellies.' after the frogs
which once abounded there. York
shtremen, again, are everywhere
"Tykes," a nickname the etymology of
which Is not easy to trace; nor Is It
less difficult to say why the Inhabit
ants of Suffolk should be designated
"Dumplings," those of Kent "Hogs,"
or the Ule of Wight people "Calves."
A Rattled Convert.
Bhe talked to me long on the Ego of
Thought
A pretty phllo.opher .he.
Who needed to .peak but one sentence to
make
A fervi-nt dl.clple of me;
The fathnmlea. depth, mt acumen she
reached.
And helKhta by no wing ever .ought.
While glad end enraptured I llatened. a
ahe
Dl.cuur.ed on the Ego of Thought.
The eohee light grew tn tier wonderful
eye.;
I watched the ro.e grow on her chee:
That', all I remember about the dis
course, Thoush more uch I'd willingly eek;
Bhe tnlkeri to me long on the Kgo of
Thoouht
(I niHko tills rimfeaaimi to you),
I umti'iHtiind naught of It all but I'll
.wear
Thai every word of It waa true?
San I'laiiclniio Bulletin.
xne ctjmiiMnnee"oime lover is luo
guardian angel of his beloved.
Virtue may be Its own reward, but
some people make a trade-mark of It.
It may not be easier to coax a wom
an than it is to drive her, but it Is
safer.
If everybody told the truth In this
world, what a miserable old place It
would be!
rfv.fto'.V.'-"'
for It Roaches More Homes of Colored Peop.e than any other Paper
KANSAS CITY MO.. FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1904.
HONORS A NEGRO DELEGATE.
Episcopal Conference Extends Time
Limit on His Address The Rev.
Thomas G. Harper of England
Was the Only Negro
Speaker and the Honor
Was Unusual.
The delegates In attendance on the
first annual conference of the Sixth
Mislonary district, In Grace church,
accorded an unusual reception yester
day afternoon to the Rev. Thomas O.
Harper of England, the only Negro
speaker on the program. After Dr.
Harper had spoken for twenty min
utes, the agreed limit, the applause
continued to such length that the con
ference, voted, unanimously, to sus
pend the rules and allow him to speak
as long, as he wished.
His remarks were frequently Inter
rupted by applause. Dr. Harper's sub
ject was "Work Among the Colored
Races." He has been tvlce around
the world, he said, and three times
through the British possessions, and
the more he studied the subject tho
more be had become convinced that
the English speaking people had much
more to learn than some of the other
races.
NEED OF MORE NEGRO PREACH
ERS. "The English speaking race," he
said, "is filled with ideas of national,
commercial and denominational su
premacy. Like all other conquering
and subjugating powers, however, It
had never sought to uplift. In a moral,
religious sense the people whom It
conquered. It should make all these
results of conquests a part of Its great
teaching power. There are sixty-five
negro priests In this country," the
speaker said, "probably fifteen of
them natives of tho West Indies, the
others native negroes of this country.
The tendency has been to give the
negro a little education and let him do
something for his race.
"When you see a man, black or
white," he continued, "who possesses
refinement. Intelligence and education,
you cannot but see In him the image
of the Creator. Although my faco Is
black I am an Englishman and I have
tried for twenty years to be a faithful,
diligent and humble priest."
Dr. Harpo rurged a more judicious
selection of men for the priesthood,
among the negroes, and pleaded for
more courteous treatment of tho
priests and of the laity In that branch
of the church.
Bishop Hare of South Dakota was
chairman for the afternoon.
Give us more Harpers.
We speak of self-made men as
though they were miracles. In refer
ring to them as such as mean that, In
spite of dificultles, they have attained
remarkable excellence. But every
worthy individual Is self-made, by the
grace of God. Even under the most
favorable circumstances a man, If ho
Is to amount to anything, must make
himself. It, therefore, behooves us to
go to work upon ourselves. We ought
to take ourselves more seriously In
the highest possible sense. We have
capacities. God has made us for some
good; He has given us each one talent
at least. The sons of God, we do not
belong to the rubbish pile of the uni
verse. If wo will take ourselves In
hand if we will be ourselves and not
try to bo somebody else If we will
servo our town mission If wo will
faithfully and honestly accept nnd
meet the situation as we find It, we
will surprise ourselves sooner or later
when tho results will liogin to appear.
Rev. Gilbert 'and wife of Lexington,
Mo., were In tho city attending the
funeral of her brother-in-law, Mr. Lee.
Our telephone number is 2313 Red.
The Rising Son.
PHILOSOPHY OF FELIX G. PRYME.
In order to be popular forget to say
a good deal.
A big heart usually goes with a big
body, but a big head rarely does.
Wisdom Is always conceded to a
r-b man until he loses his riches.
The most depressing humidity Is
that caused by the tears of a woman.
Do not emphasize your own virtues
by enlarging on the fallings of others.
A safe way to judge a man Is to
ascertain just what friends he doesn't
nako.
A genius Is a man who refuses to
believe In the impossibilities of other
people.
No marriage ceremony has ever
been gone through without a hitch of
bride and groom.
Some men who take a post graduate
course are. In the long run, glad to be
come letter carriers.
The claims to wisdom of owls and
a multitude of men rest upon their
l?ks and nothing more.
The heartache of ninny a widow has
been tempered by the reflection that
she looks her best In black.
A fool Is generally a person who de
tects your faults while you are in the
net of calling attention to his own.
To get rid of a Isire, ask him to ro
peat his longest and favorite story
twice. Even be cannot stand that.
The success of an amateur gardener
often depends upon the number and
the appetites of his neighbor's chick
ens. The grievance of not a few women
against their husbands Is that the litt
ler give them no ground for griev
ances. Only a smart man can conceal from
a woman the fact that he isn't as
smart as he would wish her to think
ho is.
One of the curious things about a
man who wants to borrow money
from you to-day Is his eager deter
mination to repay it to-morrow.
There are three stages In the exist
ence of the average man when he is of
particular Interest to his community;
viz., at his birth, marriage and funeral.
Success.
FIGS AND THISTLES.
Honors do not create honor.
You cannot amble to heaven.
Works of love lire words of life.
Empty vessels never know enough
to be silent.
We are all Habit! to no tripped up
by our triumphs.
Only the grateful heart grows in
time of goodness.
Selfishness in our worship puts sul
phur on the altar.
When the heart Is God's abiding
place bis peace Is always there.
Spiritual things are all mystery
where the Spirit lias the mastery.
It may b that all our weeping has
Its part in the oratorio of the universe.
It Is Hior policy to try to ovoid
your premiums u it If Hit; heavenly com
pany. Death may mark the difference be
tween the walking aud tiie winging of
the soul. Ham's Horn.
Money Is tho greatest trouble a man
has when be hasn't any.
PROBERBS OF THE ALBANIANS.
Words are feminine; deeds mascu
line. If you fear God yon will not fear
man.
Yon cannot have harmony without
noise.
A pig won't spare even the most
beautiful fruit.
Words won't make tin wheels of
a mill go round.
Fire, water and governments don't
understand mercy.
If you don't obey your mot Iter you'll
obey your stepmother.
If you follow a crow long enough
vou will light on carrion.
If you do tint keep your tongue at
rest it Is often In contact with an
aching tooth. The Independent.
BRIEF TRAILERS.
The largest room In the world Is the
room for self-Improvement.
Love will not speak evil of any;
but neither will It speak good of all.
People who do the best they can
to-day have the way open before them
to do better to-morrow.
It les a grenf misfortune not to have
enough wit to speak wpII or not
enough judgment to keep silent.
It Is a great strain on some men's
eyes when they look for perfection In
themselves.
There are people who seem to tali
more Interest in our ufTairs than we
do ourselves.
The gem cannot lie polished with
out friction, nor the man perfected
without trlsls.
If we had no fallings ourselves, wo
should not take so much pleasure In
finding out those of others. --liomton
Aiswcrs.
CHURCH AND CLERGY.
Iowa Weslcynn college Is now free
from debt.
The late Bishop Webber was the
first Anglican bishop to find a grave
In Queensland.
Pope Plus X. rends and understands
French, but lie cannot converse read
ily In that language.
The ltev. It. B. Miller of Boston has
accepted tho chair of biblical litera
ture In (tie Red River Valley univer
sity, North Hukota.
As a memorial of the late Queen Vic
toria a new curved oak pulpit of Eng
lish workmanship Is being placed In
Whtppilighnm church.
Abljah Whitney, tho oldest male
member of Plymouth church, Brook
lyn, and one of Its founders, tiled ro
cuitly at the age of m.
The Rev. Dr. II. W. Hutchinson, who
In June resigned the prlnclpalshlp of
Oenesee Wesleyan seminary, lias been
elected president of the West Virginia
State Noruiul school, at a salary of
$2,11)0.
RANDOM REMARKS.
It is said that .1. I'leriHint Mot-pan Is
Still wearing his si raw hat. Course
work, hut we'll probably liave t stand
for It.
New Oi leans bousts of a great curi
osity a 11K111 who once sal in one of
those Nev York Sun poker games and
lived to Ml it.
If the humorous posters put up by
the sophomores at Madison can be
taken as a criterion, a chair of humor
would help somo.
In the State.
NUMBER 4:t
LEXINGTON NEWS.
Mrs. Anderson of Sednli nwas in tho
city visiting her son, Mr. Kernnl An
derson and returned home Tuesday
evening.
Mr. Henry Mason, one of the mem
bers of the Old Men's Club, Is quite ill.
The members ought to call around
and see him.
Mr. Win. Hunter has added to bis
cstatiraut a full Ine of groceries. Cnll
and get your groceries from him.
Mr. eCorge Porter paid up his sub
scription for the Rising Son. Mr. John
liny ( I subscribed for it, also Mrs. Mat
tie Jackson for her subscription.
ltev. Gilbert uud Waldo Hunt left
Tuesday morning for Kansas City to
attend the funeral of bis lirotlier In
law. Revival meetings are being carried
on at both chinches, M. K. and A. M.
E. churches.
Rev. 1 1 11 1 ton or Odessa wns hero
Monday.
Mr. I ne 111 1 Allen of Scdullii is here
assisting In Hie 11 ting by singing til.
the A. M. K. church.
The l,enp Year Supper at the Sec
ond Baptist church lust Friday night
was iiiile a success, but they all took
gisid pains and leapt over me.
Mr. Warren Reed is In the coal
business. Any one wanting a small
order of coal call on It tut . Orders will
be promptly filled.
We iniiHl have a hall. We have no
place now for entertainments. Let us
build. When shnl Iwe meet to pay
In the money? Talk will not build It.
neither will promising. Money Is what
we want.
PRIVATE BOARDING SCHOOL.
Miss F. F. Jones, recently of Piilla
dolphlt, Pn., has reopened her private
day and hoarding school for girls In
tills city nt 1213 lw llefontnlno nvcnu.v
Primary, acndeinlc, and college pre
paratory. Private lessons also given
to persons preparing for civil service or
other examinations. For terms address
Miss F. F. Jones, 1213 Bellefontalne
nvenue.
Miss Jones Is a grnduate of the Vni
versity of Michigan and bus laught In
Willie rforcn Vnlvcrslly, Paul Qulnn
College, Texas, nnd the Slato Normal
College of Florida.
Propayate Clams.
Tlu clam, like the lolisier, being
threatened with extinction, the Fulled
Slates Bureau of Fisheries Is endeav
oring to propngatii It by careful oil
tut, with gisid promise of success.
Glatemaking in Japan.
The Japanese did not know the art
of glasKiiuiking until aliout one hun
dred snd llfty years ago, anil for sev
eral generations only a single family
knew how to make It.
Sick Insurance.
Tun statistics for Insurance against
shyness in Hungary show that the
tiumlier of Insured increased from
c;ii,.l.riu to r.:i7,:ii:i In lmn.
Toys From Germany.
I'fty thousand German loymakers
eiirl $ I .'1 worth cf toys, of
uh .h Hie 1'nlieil Slates gets nearly
( I , , oi,1 ' " ' woith.
Immense Output of Ribbons,
Sin' district of St. F.tlcnno, In
France, has for the past five years
atiMinlly produced 15,4UO,00Q worth
of ribbons.